World War II History

Steven Terjeson | February 19, 2010

Today in WWII History
World War II History for February 19
Audio Clip: 02.18.1943 Soong Mei-Ling Appeals to Congress to Aid Chinese Nationalists

02.19.1932 – The Sino-Japanese dispute was referred to the Assembly by the League of Nations Council.
02.19.1937 – An attempt was made in Addis Ababa to assassinate the Italian viceroy of Ethiopia, General Rodolfo Graziani. Though [...]

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Steven Terjeson | June 25, 2009

Bittersweet Reunion, Part 1 of 2

Wainwright and MacArthur, date unknown
“Drained of the confidence he had always shown”, journalist Clark Lee of the Associated Press noted when he saw Douglas MacArthur in March of 1942. Lee had no idea why, for the reason for MacArthur’s sadness was classified: he had just been ordered to evacuate [...]

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Steven Terjeson | May 6, 2009

Today in WWII History
Audio Clip: CBC Reports Victory in Tunis 07-May-1943

World War II History for May 6
6 May 1941 – Joseph Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership.
6 May 1941 – Bob Hope gave his first USO show at California’s March Field.
6 May 1942 – During World War II, the Japanese seized control of the [...]

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Steven Terjeson | March 11, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for March 11
Audio Clips: Today we bring you 2 audio broadcasts from March 1945. The first is a broadcast from a battleship shooting down an enemy plane and the second is CBS World News Today.

11 Mar 1935 – The German Air Force became an official organ of the [...]

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Steven Terjeson | February 22, 2009

Today in WWII History
World War II History for February 22
22 Feb 1942 – U.S. President Roosevelt sent orders for General Douglas MacArthur to get out of the Philippines.

The Philippines had been part of the American commonwealth since it was ceded by Spain at the close of the Spanish-American War. When the Japanese invaded China [...]

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Steven Terjeson | February 16, 2009

Today in WWI History
World War II History for February 16
16 Feb 1945 – During World War II, U.S. troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines.
16 Feb 1945 – Bataan recaptured
On this day, the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines is occupied by American troops, almost three years after the devastating and infamous [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 15, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 15
1944 – A single-engine plane carrying U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel while en route to Paris. The true fate of the plane and its passengers has never been determined.
1944 – American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the [...]

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Steven Terjeson | December 10, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for December 10
1941 – Japan invaded the Philippines.
1941 – The Royal Naval battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of Malaya.

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Steven Terjeson | October 20, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 20
1942 – Pierre Laval told the French labor that they must serve in Germany.
1944 – Allied forces invaded the Philippines. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur landed on the island of Leyte fulfilling his promise to return to the area where he was forced to flee in [...]

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Steven Terjeson | September 5, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 5,
1934 – Adolf Hitler predicted that the Reich would last for 1,000 years.
1939 – The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.
1939 – German troops cross the Vistula River in Poland.
1943 – U.S. forces seize more of New Guinea
On this day in 1943, Gen. [...]

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